The second featured Irene Van de Kamp, an heiress who grew up in an African tribe who puts face markings and a disk in her lower lip.

She meets an assortment of weird characters while trying to find romance and avoid people who are only after her money.

It might just be the quirky sensibilities of the stories, or the fact that her style is so reminiscent of traditional romance comics in places that the oddness of it looks all the more appealing in context.

[2] The sixth issue contained letters of appreciation by Scott McCloud and Peter Bagge.

[3] Jaime Hernandez has stated: "I've been a fan of Carol Lay's ever since The Pep Girls, and Irene has always been one of my favorite characters".